Spiritual Formation The Pilgrim Life

Be My Neighbor: Lessons From Mr. Rogers and Jesus

Sometimes the lessons we learn as a child don’t begin to make sense until we experience more of life and mature. Today’s blog unfolded in that way for me, so bear with me in what might seem like a tangent.   Our church recently asked us to help encourage an effort to reach out to our surrounding community. However, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking, “How can we go into the community…

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Reflections & Ponderings The Pilgrim Life

I Do Not Love my Neighbor

“…but I do not even sacrifice my happiness, well-being, and peace for the good of my neighbor. If I did love him as myself, as the gospel bids, his misfortunes would distress me also, his happiness would bring delight to me too. But on the contrary, I listen to curious, unhappy stories about my neighbor, and I am not distressed; I remain quite undisturbed or, what is still worse, I find a sort of pleasure…

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